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In the Mood

Zest & the Baron    In the Mood Hong Kong Island: I wound my way down Hennessey Road on an impossibly thin, old, ‘double-decker’ tram, the carriage made of ancient wood, worn down to the...

Wines of the Week: Schools Old & New

  Wines of the Week: Schools Old & New Chris Ringland, North Barossa Shiraz, 2017 Vigneron Adrian Hoffmann and legendary Barossa winemaker Chris Ringland have been working together for more than 25 years. This North Barossa...

Consecration Wine

Consecration Wine " I made Versailles for my Court, Marly for my friends and Trianon for myself. " Louis XIV, The Sun King   Versailles The Grand Trianon is a French Baroque-style chateau set within its own park,...

Quid Pro Quo – WOW (Wine of the Week)

  Quid Pro Quo Reserva 2018 Touriga Nacional / Petit Verdot Alentejo, Portugal From the team at Casa Santos Lima, this is a selection of their finest Touriga Nacional and Petit Verdot grapes, grown in the shale and...

Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux Grand Cru 2018 -on the bench

Bouchard Pere et Fils Echezeaux Grand Cru 2018 The 2018 Vintage in Burgundy is often referred to as the ‘Heat Wave’ vintage, the passage of time has shown the wines to be both ripe and...

Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice

Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice   The Right Honourable On the 25th of August 2024, ANZAC DAY, the Australian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Anthony Albanese was in Papua New Guinea to give a speech, and... as fate...

When the Vintage is Over

    When the Vintage is Over Today -under enormous adversity it must be said- we picked the last grapes of the 2024 vintage, in Shan State Myanmar. A miserly crop, but the fruit is mostly good, some...

Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards

Wynn Set to Host World's Biggest Chinese Wine Competition of International Standard at the "Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards" Macau, 2024 — Wynn is pleased to welcome the world's foremost authorities and judges in Old and New...

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